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Voices from the River: The Bratwurst Theory
By Kirk Deeter I just finished floating the Deschutes River in Oregon with my friends from Korkers. The Deschutes is easily one of my favorite rivers to fish (and least favorite rivers to wade) in the world and there’s nobody better to fish that river with (and remain mostly vertical) than the crew from Korkers.…
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Voices from the River: Shifting perspectives from a beginning Alaskan angler
One of our first rainbows in Alaska. I now find it hilarious we took a picture of this teeny little buddy. By Jenny Weis “I forgot people even target fish that small,” a veteran Alaskan guide quipped while paging through an intro level fly fishing instruction book with a photo of a colorful but small,…
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Voices from the River: A ‘Common Sense’ conservation effort in Wyoming
Volunteers from the Jackson Hole chapter of Trout Unlimited gathered to help plant willows along a restored section of Unnamed Creek on the Upper Gros Ventre River Ranch Tributary Restoration Project. Trout Unlimited photo.< /span> By Leslie Steen Once the good part of the pavement stops it still takes nearly two hours to travel the…
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Voices from the River: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
The author has waived the white flag. The dandelions win. By Chris Hunt As I shoved the back of my fishing rig full with the last of the gear the other day, I had that ominous feeling that I was being watched. I turned around quickly, only to see my neighbor disappearing into his garage,…
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Voices from the River: Cheap and Easy
By Mark Taylor I have a friend who is an artist at the fly-tying vise. I mean, literally an artist. His creations don’t end up in the water, let alone in a fish’s mouth. They go into shadow boxes. Other friends actually fish their fancy flies, including articulated streamers that can take an hour each…
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Voices from the River: Harvest consciously
By Eric Booton I learned a memorable lesson while on an overnight camping trip with a group of friends during college. We camped next to a small and freshly stocked reservoir in a quiet, Colorado valley. The fishing was easy and trout were on the menu. The following morning was complete with consequence, not just…
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Voices from the river: Return of the G-Man
Longtime advocate for fishing and hunting and TU grassroots leader Geoff Malloway re-opens the Central Coast Fly Fishing shop. By Sam Davidson To Geoff Malloway, inaction, and its frequent companion inertia, are like poaching. They are a violation of the sportsmen’s code. He can’t abide them. You can see it in his face at meetings…
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